Patents by Inventor Bruce J. Barrows

Bruce J. Barrows has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20100169138
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the status of documents created by a large scale document production and management processes. The production and management process may be comprised of a plurality of different stages including: utilizing a print stream to generate the documents, printing documents on a printer in accordance with the print stream, and forming completed mail pieces on an inserter from the printed documents in accordance with mail piece creation data files. A monitoring system receives information regarding the status of individual documents within these production and management process stages. A user may then select one of the stages for closer inspection of the status of documents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, Willian G. Hart, JR., Bruce J. Barrows
  • Patent number: 7567941
    Abstract: A method for monitoring the status of documents created by a large scale document production and management process. The production and management process may be comprised of a plurality of different stages including: utilizing a print stream to generate the documents, printing documents on a printer in accordance with the print stream, and forming completed mail pieces on an inserter from the printed documents in accordance with mail piece creation data files. A monitoring system receives information regarding the status of individual documents within these production and management process stages. A user may then select one of the stages for closer inspection of the status of documents. For the selected stage, status of individual documents is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Pitney Bowes Inc.
    Inventors: Surya R. Sagi, William G. Hart, Jr., Bruce J. Barrows